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Auction Reports
| Auction Name | From the Library to the Laboratory | Total Sales (USD) | 7,056.25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 08, 2026 - April 08, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,220.00 |
| Sale Number | #22885 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 13,680.00 |
| Total Lots | 85 | ||
| Sold Lots | 49.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 13,580.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.65% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 23,120.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 36 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Set of books and notes on microscopes |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 124 | THOMSON, Thomas. | Annals of Philosophy. |
1813 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 5 | AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. |
1804 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 97 | MOUNTAINE, William. | The Practical Sea-Gunner's Companion. |
1747 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 73 | KEIZER, Jacob. | Nieu en Accurat Geographies Kaart - Boekje. |
Circa 1764. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 32 | COQUILHAT, Casimir-Erasme | (SIGNED). Cours elementaire. |
1855, 1856 and 1858. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 116 | SONNINI, Charles. | Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt. |
1799 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 34 | CORNWALLIS, Charles. | An Answer to that part of the narrative. |
MDCCLXXXIII [1783]. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 37 | DAVY, John. | The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy. |
1839 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 8 | BACON, Francis. | Resuscitatio, or, bringing into the publick light several pieces of the works. |
1661 and 1657. | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 237.50 |
| 46 | FARADAY, Michael. | Chemical Manipulation. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 131 | Set of books on Hawaii and Spanish American War. |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 58 | Set of Steam Engineering Books, 19th Century. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 162.50 | |
| 100 | PERRY, Matthew. | Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan. |
1857 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 162.50 |
| 10 | BENERMAN & WILSON. | The Magic Lantern, bound periodical. |
1874-1875. | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 137.50 |
| 84 | LEA, M. Carey. | A Manual of Photography. |
1868 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 137.50 |
| 53 | GREAVES, John. | The Origin and Antiquity of our English Weights and Measures. |
MDCCXLV [1745]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 94 | Set of Easton Press books, classic literature. |
1975-1979. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 123 | Set of books on guns and rifles. |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 9 | Set of books on morals |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 95 | MEYER, Martin. | The Science of Explosives. |
1943 | USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 19 | Set of English Architecture books |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 87.50 | |
| 44 | EMERSON, William. | A System of Astronomy. |
MDCCLXIX [1769]. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 87.50 |
| 56 | GRIFFITHS, F.A. | The Artillerist's Manual. |
1843 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 87.50 |
| 71 | JEHL, Francis. | Menlo Park Reminiscences |
1937-1941. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 87.50 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950